Agency removes pilings at Ocean Shores beach

THE OLYMPIAN • Published November 27, 2011 Modified November 27, 2011

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The state Department of Natural Resources has removed about 130 creosote-treated pilings from the Damon Point Peninsula. The point, south of Ocean Shores, is a frequently used public beach that will now be free of the treated pilings that stood offshore and on the tidelands.

Funding for the removal effort was provided by a $25,000 grant from the Department of Ecology Coastal Protection Fund, a $10,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy and the department’s Restoration Program.

The Damon Point project is part of a larger community-based effort to restore Grays Harbor. The Quinault Indian Nation was awarded a $100,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine debris removal grant to fund inventory and removal of derelict fishing gear within the harbor. Project partners matched the awarded grant with an additional $100,000 with further restoration work and surveying. The survey data will be used to produce a comprehensive map of the harbor, helping prioritize piling removal.

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